REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this weekly look back at the past seven days of music business news, we revisit low-key corruption from lobbyists at the Grammys, Ed Sheeran’s massive touring earnings in 2018, Tencent’s IPO and what it says about music tech investments, plus more!

• $5K Gets You A Box At The Grammys With Two Congressmen

• Ed Sheeran Ranks Highest Grossing Touring Artist

• Tencent Music IPO Demonstrates Music Tech Investment Coming To Its Senses

• Post-Brexit, Foreign Musicians Can’t Play UK Unless They Earn $38,000 A Year

• Most Shazamed Songs Of 2018

• Hit Songwriters You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

• Chartmetric’s 2018 Wrap-Up: Weekly Winners & Pop Stars